To Measure the Health of a Population, Epidemiologists Use the Age-Standardized

question 14

Multiple Choice

To measure the health of a population, epidemiologists use the age-standardized mortality rate, which provides what type of information?

• A) weighted sum of deaths in the population on the basis of age.
• B) the total number of deaths occurring within each age group.
• C) weighted sum of deaths per year over the past ten years.
• D) the average number of deaths occurring within each age group.

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Definitions:

Social Comparison

The process by which individuals evaluate their own abilities, achievements, and conditions by making comparisons with others.

Perceptions

The process by which individuals interpret and organize sensory information to understand their environment.

Attitudes

Psychological tendencies that are expressed by evaluating a particular entity with some degree of favor or disfavor.

Regulatory Focus Theory

A promotion focus causes people to be approach-oriented in constructing a sense of self; a prevention focus causes people to be more cautious and avoidant in constructing a sense of self.